English Access- Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a federal holiday that is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November

• True

• False

The Thanksgiving holiday is a tradition that began in 1621 when the a group of people called the.........................celebrated a good harvest by having a feast to give thanks.

• Pilgrims

• The Christians

• Native American People

The pilgrims were a small group of people in the 1600s who lived in......

• England

• Spain

• France

On Sept. 16, 1620 the Pilgrims left England on a ship called............................ There were 110 people on board.

• the Mayflower.

• The Titanic

• The starship

How many pelgrims survived in the first winter?

• Less than 50 people survived it

• More than 100 people

• 200 people

In 1863 President....................... made Thanksgiving a national holiday.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Kenedy

Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by eating a feast with their family, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and watching American football games.

• True

• False

The most common food eaten on Thanksgiving is..............., but a normal Thanksgiving feast normally consists of  stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, yams, corn, cranberry sauce, and pies for dessert. 

• TURKEY

• CHICKEN

• BEEF

Another common thing to do on Thanksgiving is to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

• TRUE

• FALSE

And finally, the most common thing to do other than eat on Thanksgiving is to watch American football. 

Every level of football: high school, college and the NFL (National Football League) plays football on Thanksgiving  Thursday.

• TRUE

• FALSE